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Example The Surface Integral

The document describes calculating a surface integral over a cylinder. It defines the cylinder's surfaces and orientation, then evaluates the integral by: 1) Defining the differential surface elements ds for each surface 2) Calculating the dot product of the vector field and ds for each surface 3) Integrating over the cylindrical side surface only, as the vector field is tangential to the other surfaces 4) Simplifying the integral and evaluating it to be 2π

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Example The Surface Integral

The document describes calculating a surface integral over a cylinder. It defines the cylinder's surfaces and orientation, then evaluates the integral by: 1) Defining the differential surface elements ds for each surface 2) Calculating the dot product of the vector field and ds for each surface 3) Integrating over the cylindrical side surface only, as the vector field is tangential to the other surfaces 4) Simplifying the integral and evaluating it to be 2π

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Example: The Surface


Integral
Consider the vector field:
A ( r ) = x ax

Say we wish to evaluate the surface integral:

S A (rs ) ds
where S is a cylinder whose axis is aligned with the z-axis and is
centered at the origin. This cylinder has a radius of 1 unit, and
extends 1 unit below the x-y plane and one unit above the x-y
plane. In other words, the cylinder has a height of 2 units.

z
1
1

y
1

x
Jim Stiles

The Univ. of Kansas

Dept. of EECS

09/06/05

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This is a complex, closed surface. We will define the top of the


cylinder as surface S1, the side as S2, and the bottom as S3.
The surface integral will therefore be evaluated as:

S A (r ) ds = S A (r ) ds + S A (r ) ds + S A (r ) ds
s

Step 1: Determine ds for the surface S.


Lets define ds as pointing in the direction outward from the
closed surface.
S1 is a flat plane parallel to the x-y plane, defined as:
0 1

0 2

z =1

and whose outward pointing ds is:

ds1 = dsz = az p dp d
S2 is a circular cylinder centered on the z- axis, defined as:
=1

0 2

1 z 1

and whose outward pointing ds is:

ds2 = ds = a p dz d

Jim Stiles

The Univ. of Kansas

Dept. of EECS

09/06/05

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S3 is a flat plane parallel to the x-y plane, defined as:


0 1

0 2

z = 1

and whose outward pointing ds is:

ds3 = dsz = az p dp d

Step 2: Evaluate the dot product A ( rs ) ds .


A ( rs ) ds1 = x ax az d d
= x (0) d d
=0
A ( rs ) ds2 = x ax ap dz d
= x ( cos ) dz d
A ( rs ) ds3 = x ax az d d
= x (0) d d
=0

Look! Vector field A ( r ) is tangential to surface S1 and S3 for all


points on surface S1 and S3 ! Therefore:

S A (rs ) ds = S A (rs ) ds + S A (rs ) ds + S A (rs ) ds


1

= 0 + A ( rs ) ds2 + 0
S2

= A ( rs ) ds2
S2

Jim Stiles

The Univ. of Kansas

Dept. of EECS

09/06/05

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Step 3: Write the resulting scalar field using the same


coordinate system as ds .
The differential vector ds is expressed in cylindrical
coordinates, therefore we must write the scalar integrand using
cylindrical coordinates.
We know that:

x = cos
Therefore:

A ( rs ) ds2 = x ( cos ) dz d
= cos ( cos ) dz d
= 2cos2 dz d

Step 4: Evaluate the scalar field using the coordinate equality

that described surface S.

Every point on S2 has the coordinate value = 1. Therefore:


A ( rs ) ds2 = 2cos2 dz d
= 12 cos2 dz d
= cos2 dz d

Step 5: Determine the limits of integration from the

inequalities that describe surface S.


For S2 we know that

Jim Stiles

0 2

1 z 1.

The Univ. of Kansas

Dept. of EECS

09/06/05

Example The Surface Integral.doc

Therefore:

S A (rs ) ds = S A (rs ) ds

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2 1

cos dz d
2

0 1

Step 6: Integrate the remaining function of two coordinate

variables.

Using all the results determined above, the surface integral


becomes:
2 1

S A (rs ) ds = cos dz d
2

0 1

cos d dz
2

= ( 0 ) (1 (1) )
= 2

Jim Stiles

The Univ. of Kansas

Dept. of EECS

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